The third day of showing off
When Wang Fei was ten years old, she fell seriously ill. She remembers feeling unwell all over and wanting to cry every day because of the pain. Her parents often argued in the yard because of her health problems...
Later, her childhood friend Wang Ge brought home a pretty girl. However, she sensed her father was unhappy, and her uncles and other relatives frequently came to their house to criticize Wang Ge. She was too young to understand them at that time.
Finally, Wang Ge left home with the pretty older sister and went back to live with his grandfather.
The beautiful older sister is a very kind person. She often comes to visit her, bringing lots of delicious food and telling her interesting stories from the film crew, as well as the differences between the village and the outside world.
A 10-year-old girl often feels a dependence and trust in a beautiful and kind woman that goes beyond that of a family member, and she might even secretly vow to grow up to be like that beautiful older sister.
One evening, she developed a fever again, her body grew weaker and weaker, and she could barely keep her eyes open.
Xiao Mei arrived, covered in dirt. This time she brought neither delicious food nor a pretty dress. She sat down next to Wang Fei, whose face was flushed from the fever, and said, "Feifei, I'm sorry. What your father did almost ruined Wang Ge's life. I had no choice but to do this. When your sister comes back, I'll find a way to take you out of the village to the hospital. The people here are too brainwashed because of the Book of Immortality. I will definitely find evidence there and break the River God. Wait for me."
Watching her resolute figure gradually disappear into the distance, Wang Fei closed her eyes. When she awoke, she was recovered and discovered that Xiao Mei's body had been buried, while Wang Ge had vanished without a trace...
Eight years later, Wang Fei has never forgotten those words, but a child who constantly receives love from his parents cannot completely break away from and rebel against his family.
When she saw Lin Chaoying standing up for Xiao Mei at the entrance of the River God Temple while she was wearing mourning clothes, that vague unease in her heart surged up again.
The only thing Wang Fei could do in this matter was to tell Lin Chaoying what Xiao Mei had left behind back then.
“Sister Xiao Mei came to see me the day she was wronged. She had just returned from the old house because she smelled of the old house. She told me that my father had done something wrong that ruined Brother Wang Ge, and that the Book of Immortality had ruined the villagers here. She said she would go to a place to find evidence and break the River God. When my mother died, I realized that it must be related to what happened back then.”
These words had been lingering in her heart for eight years, and the moment she uttered them, Wang Fei felt her body become lighter.
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"What!" Qian Fei brushed the dirt off his hands and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, that's impressive! You've even put family aside for the greater good!"
Jiang Chuan Gu didn't understand and asked, "Then why are we looking for this stone?"
Lin Chaoying said, "I just subconsciously wanted to find traces left by Xiao Mei, and suspected that she must have found something in the old house, but it was not enough to threaten her life, so she had time to talk to Wang Fei. In the end, while looking for evidence, she encountered something even more terrible, which led to her losing her life."
Jiangchuan Valley: "Did this stone fall in so well that it could be hidden under the bed?"
Qian Fei: "Possibly."
Lin Chaoying: "What did Xiao Mei see at the old house? What evidence confirmed that Wang Shao destroyed Wang Ge, and what evidence could break the River God?"
The three of them were frantically searching through the empty cabinet when suddenly they heard voices coming from the courtyard gate.
Woman: What are you doing!
Man: "The old village chief's house is open, let's go in and take a look! Isn't it said that the Book of Immortality is at his house?"
Woman: "Oh my god, what a creepy place! I'm not going in. Besides, I heard this place was ransacked when I went to buy groceries yesterday or the night before!"
The two mumbled a few more words, their voices fading into the distance.
“That’s right!” Lin Chaoying remembered, “On the night Zhuang Huan died, Wang Shao told all the villagers present, including Wang Gao, that the Book of Immortality was in Wang Ge’s hands.” She had a bold idea, saying, “That means that before the villagers knew, there was only one person who wanted the Book of Immortality, knew its location, and could easily get in….”
Qian Fei and Jiang Chuangu asked in unison, "Wang Shao?"
Jiang Chuan Gu added, "Wang Fei was also sick during that time? Could that have been the reason he came to ask for the Book of Immortality?"
Qian Fei said, "Does the little stone mean that Xiao Mei and Wang Ge live here? Could it be that the old village chief once lived in the big room?"
Lin Chaoying: "Could it be that Xiao Mei just happened to run into Wang Shao looking for the Book of Immortality here?"
They decided to go to the village chief's house, but as soon as they arrived, they heard Kong Yue arguing with the village chief at the door.
Kong Yue stood in the courtyard and said angrily, "You are the village chief! Villagers die for no reason, and you don't wait for the police, don't do autopsies, don't look for the truth. All you do is bury them as soon as possible. Now that Wang Bo is missing, you don't look for him. Wang Yu's wound is infected and ulcerated, and you don't let him stay at the clinic. You bring him back! What exactly are you trying to do!"
"Bang—" Wang Shao smashed the water glass on the ground, his face flushed red, and said, "Mind your own business! You're the village chief, I'm the village chief!"
Kong Yue remained unfazed and argued logically, "Why don't I become the village chief? You tell me how to run for election!"
Wang Shao angrily pointed at her, "What's it to you!"
Qian Fei immediately stepped forward, pointed back, and said, "Point again!"
Kong Yue continued, "Because I'm a doctor!"
Seeing these strangers, Wang Shao felt a headache coming on and asked, "Didn't you come looking for Wang Ge? Have you found him?"
Lin Chaoying's lips curled up, but there was no smile in her eyes. She said, "Village Chief, you're mistaken. We're here to see Wang Ge and his wife."
"What!" Wang Shao had just sat down when he jumped up again in a panic. "Xiao Mei is long dead! What are you looking for now!"
Qian Fei retorted irritably, "Mind your own business! We're looking for the truth! We're looking for the vengeful spirit haunting you at night!! You're not smart, you're deaf, and you have a terrible temper! You should just pack up and retire!"
Qin Ming emerged from the adjacent room, glanced at Wang Shao from head to toe, stood before him, and suddenly held up five fingers, waving them in front of him. With a "snap," he playfully gathered a fist-sized ball of water in his palm, then "bang!" instantly popped it, splashing water all over Wang Shao. Though smiling, Qin Ming's words were laced with threat as he warned, "Now you know who I am? Let me tell you, since you know about the existence of superhumans, and you know Wang Yu is a superhuman, do you still dare to use the River God to brainwash him and do things that disrupt society?"
Instantly, water wrapped around Wang Shao's neck like a scarf. Qin Ming raised an eyebrow. "I'll take you both back and do experiments with you!"
Qian Fei walked forward casually, touched the ponytail with one hand, plucked a hair, and showed it to Wang Shao, "Guess what this is?"
Wang Shao stood frozen in place when Qian Fei suddenly raised his hand to his ear. There was a series of cracking sounds as wood broke, and the door of the room flew out and slammed shut between the two of them in the courtyard.
Qian Fei made a face and said with a smile, "Old man! A bit of fresh air will clear your head!"
"Hey!" Lin Chaoying quickly stepped forward and slid the door open, revealing her head. Taking advantage of his confused state, she deliberately said, "One evening, Xiao Mei called me and said you went into her house looking for the Book of Immortality! And then she never called me back?"
"Ah..." Wang Shao didn't speak, nervously swallowing repeatedly.
Lin Chaoying was too lazy to ask any further questions. She simply threw the door panel in her hand at him. Wang Shao staggered back a few steps. She said expressionlessly, "You've done too many bad things. You'll get your comeuppance."
As they left, Jiang Chuan Gu asked Lin Chao Ying with a puzzled look, "The showdown happened so quickly. I thought we'd have to wait a few more days."
Lin Chaoying said to Qian Fei, "I saw you weren't going to act anymore, so I quickly asked you a couple of questions!"
Qian Fei turned to Qin Ming and said, "Yeah, you came out and immediately started showing off your superpowers? I couldn't resist because the boss was so arrogant!"
Qin Ming: "Go back and tell them, these two are all so smug. If the old boss finds out, he'll beat me to death!"
Qin Ming spent the whole morning at the clinic with Kong Yue. Wang Yu seemed fine on the surface, but strangely, Wang Shao was staring at him like he was a criminal.
The wound on Wang Yu's arm was getting bigger and bigger, and Kong Yue suggested staying for three more days to get anti-inflammatory treatment, dressing changes, and IV drips to ensure a complete recovery. Wang Shao vehemently disagreed, especially when Qin Ming told him that he wanted to go and pay respects to the old village chief. Wang Shao suddenly became agitated and, taking advantage of the two of them having lunch, took Wang Yu home directly.
Before the three of them arrived, Qin Ming was in the house explaining the situation of Twelfth Street to Wang Yu and demonstrating his superpowers, saying that it was not the River God's doing, but that his ancestors had superpower genes. Wang Yu was so upset that he almost got into a fight with Qin Ming.
During the argument, Wang Yu inadvertently revealed, "My brother said this was given to me by the River God! He wants to become a new human but can't!"
Qin Ming explained, "New Humans is the earliest name for people with superpowers. Anyone who knows this name must know that people with superpowers exist. I'm sure that even if Wang Shao isn't a person with superpowers, he clearly knows that the River God is fake!"
Lin Chaoying shared the information they had gathered during the day.
Kong Yue asked in surprise, "So, after all this time, we've come full circle back to the Book of Immortality and the River God?"
Lin Chaoying said thoughtfully, "Where exactly is Xiao Mei going to look for evidence?"
Unable to come up with a solution, the group decided to split up and act separately the next day. Since their provocation of Wang Shao was too open and aboveboard, there would inevitably be many obstacles in their future actions, so they needed to be more vigilant.
Lin Chaoying returned to her room, lay on the bed, and kept replaying all the recent events in her mind. Then she took out her phone, opened the notes app, and typed out keywords for each person.
Xiao Mei – Searching for evidence after discovering the secret?
Zhuang Huan – The Source of the "Infidelity" Spread
Wang Gao – Digging graves in the back hills for the book of immortality
Qiu Chen – The Fake "Adulterer"
Wang Yu – A Brainwashed Superpowered Individual
Where exactly is Xiao Mei going to find evidence? How can she be sure there's evidence there?
It's such a mess!
In just three days, three people have died, and now Wang Bo is missing. All the clues seem to be connected, but upon closer examination, the connecting thread cannot be found. Lin Chaoying feels completely overwhelmed!
She held her phone, looking at it back and forth, her gaze suddenly focusing on Wang Gao's "grave digging in the back hill," the only location in the series of murders where the cause of death was mentioned...
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